Bernardo Tesauro (1440–1500) was an Italian painter of the

Renaissance The Renaissance ( , ) is a Periodization, period of history and a European cultural movement covering the 15th and 16th centuries. It marked the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and was characterized by an effort to revive and sur ...

period.

Biography

Tesauro was born in

Naples Naples ( ; ; ) is the Regions of Italy, regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 908,082 within the city's administrative limits as of 2025, while its Metropolitan City of N ...

. He was a relative of Filippo Tesauro. He was a pupil of Silvestre dei Buoni. He painted an ''Assumption of the Virgin'' for the church of San Giovanni Maggiore in Naples. Tesauro also painted frescoes in the chapel of San Aspreno in the

Cathedral of Naples The Naples Cathedral (; ), or the Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary (), is a Roman Catholic cathedral, the main church of Naples, southern Italy, and the seat of the Archbishop of Naples. It is widely known as the Cathedral of Saint Januarius ...

. He died in

. He painted the ''

Seven Sacraments The expression seven sacraments mainly refers to: * Sacrament ** Sacraments of the Catholic Church ** Eastern Orthodox Church § Holy mysteries (sacraments) ** Anglican sacraments ** Sacrament § Hussite Church and Moravian Church It can also ref ...

'' in the ceiling of the church of San Giovanni di Pappacodi. The Marriage scene represent

Ferdinand II of Naples Ferdinand II (; 26 June 1467 – 7 September 1496) was Kingdom of Naples, King of Naples from 1495 to 1496. He was the son of Alfonso II of Naples and the grandson of Ferrante I of Naples. At the start of the Italian Wars in 1495, Alfonso abdic ...

marrying

Ippolita Maria Sforza Ippolita Maria Sforza (Jesi, 18 April 1445 – Naples, 19 August 1488) was an Italian noblewoman, a member of the Sforza family which ruled the Duchy of Milan from 1450 until 1535. She was the first wife of the Duke of Calabria, who later reigne ...

References

* 1440 births 1500 deaths 15th-century Neapolitan people 15th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 16th-century Italian painters Painters from Naples Italian Renaissance painters Fresco painters {{Italy-painter-15thC-stub